Sao jorge

São
Jorge or Ilha de São Jorge is a cheese from Portugal in the
process of making it using raw cow's milk. This cheese comes from the same
named island in the Azores Islands.

São Jorge cheese has a large
and round shape with a diameter of 20 to 35 centimeters and height between 10
to 15 centimeters. The weight of this cheese ranges from 8 to 12 pounds. The
consistency of the São Jorge cheese is dense and has several holes in the
inside.

The cheese skin is hard and
has an old yellow color and is coated with a paraffin layer. Just like Gouda
cheese or Edam cheese, the flavor of the São Jorge cheese grows as the process
of maturation takes longer. In addition, this cheese can also last long so that
the choice of the sailors who pass through the Azores Islands.